🇩🇪 Free Windows App

German official
letters —
finally clear.

Scan any German letter with your phone. BriefKlar reads it, explains what it means, what you must do, and when — in your language.

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100% local · no cloud
No account required
26 letter types · 5 languages
26
Letter types recognised
5
UI languages
0
Data sent to cloud
OCR complete
⏰ Deadline: 7 days
🚨 Critical
✓ High confidence
Steuerbescheid · Income Tax Notice
From: Finanzamt München · Scanned today
Amount€ 1,240.00
DeadlineOct 15 · 7 days left
Status⏳ Pending
What this is
Your annual income tax assessment from the tax office. It states the amount owed or to be refunded for the previous tax year.
What to do
1
Check the amount against your records.
2
Pay by the deadline or file an Einspruch.
3
Keep this letter for your records.
📷
Scan QR with phone
to send photo
😰
"Is this urgent or can I ignore it?"
German bureaucratic letters rarely say clearly what they want from you or how serious missing the deadline is.
⏰
"When exactly do I need to respond?"
Legal deadlines in Germany (§ 122 AO, 14-day Einspruch windows) are buried in small print and easy to miss.
📄
"My German isn't good enough for this."
Official letters use dense legalese that's difficult even for native speakers. Expats and immigrants deserve clarity too.
How it works

Three steps from
confusion to clarity

No uploads. No accounts. Everything happens on your computer in under 30 seconds.

01
📱
Scan with your phone
Open BriefKlar on your PC. Click "Scan Letter" and scan the QR code with your phone. Photograph the letter — both sides if needed. Phone and PC just need to be on the same WiFi.
02
🔍
AI reads it instantly
BriefKlar runs local OCR on the image, identifies the letter type from 26 categories, extracts the sender, amount, and deadline — applying German legal deadline rules automatically.
03
✅
Know exactly what to do
Get a plain-language summary, step-by-step action list, and "what happens if you ignore this." Set a reminder, generate a reply letter, or export a PDF to share with your advisor.

Recognises 26 letter types including

Steuerbescheid
Mahnbescheid
GEZ Beitragsservice
Pfändungsbeschluss
Rentenversicherung
Krankenkasse
Nebenkostenabrechnung
Gerichtsbescheid
Kindergeld
Jobcenter
Mieterhöhung
Vollstreckungsbescheid
Ausländerbehörde
USt-IdNr Mitteilung
Bußgeldbescheid
Elterngeld
Steuerbescheid
Mahnbescheid
GEZ Beitragsservice
Pfändungsbeschluss
Rentenversicherung
Krankenkasse
Nebenkostenabrechnung
Gerichtsbescheid
Kindergeld
Jobcenter
Mieterhöhung
Vollstreckungsbescheid
Ausländerbehörde
USt-IdNr Mitteilung
Bußgeldbescheid
Elterngeld
Features

Everything you need,
nothing you don't

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100% local. Zero cloud.
Your letters never leave your computer. No server, no account, no subscription. The AI model runs entirely offline using local OCR. Your data is yours — always.
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Legal deadline intelligence
Automatically applies § 122 AO 3-day delivery presumption and calculates Einspruch windows, payment deadlines, and appeal cutoffs accurately.
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Reply letter templates
Generate formal German reply letters for Einspruch, Widerspruch, Kündigung and more. Add your own Gemini API key for fully AI-drafted replies.
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5 interface languages
Use BriefKlar in English, Deutsch, Türkçe, العربية, or Українська. Designed for expats, immigrants, and anyone navigating Germany from the outside.
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PDF export & sharing
Export the full letter analysis as a clean PDF — deadline highlighted, steps numbered — to share with a lawyer, advisor, or family member who can help.
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Deadline reminders
Set native Windows notifications for any deadline. Export to your calendar via .ics file so deadlines never sneak up on you again.
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Free help resources
For each letter type, BriefKlar suggests free help — Mieterverein for rent disputes, Caritas for social benefits, VdK for disability cases, and more.
Privacy first

Your letters are
nobody else's business

Official letters contain your tax ID, health data, salary, and legal status. BriefKlar was designed from day one so that data never moves.

🇬🇧 English
🇩🇪 Deutsch
🇹🇷 Türkçe
🇸🇦 العربية
🇺🇦 Українська
What BriefKlar does with your data
🖥️ Stored on your computer
✓ Always
☁️ Uploaded to a server
✗ Never
👤 Account required
✗ Never
📊 Analytics or tracking
✗ Never
💰 Subscription fee
✗ Never
📡 AI works offline
✓ Yes (OCR)
🔐
Local-first · Always
Your letter data lives in SQLite on your own machine. No exceptions.

Stop dreading
the letterbox.

BriefKlar is free, private, and takes 2 minutes to set up. Download for Windows now — no account, no email, no strings.

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